cross-section area

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• cross-sectional area — skerspjūvio plotas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. cross sectional area; sectional area vok. Querschnitsfläche, f rus. площадь поперечного сечения, f pranc. aire de la section, f; aire de la section transversale, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• cross section — n. 1. a flat plane cutting through a three dimensional object, usually at right angles to the longest axis of the object. [PJC] 2. any visual representation of a {cross section[1]}, showing the internal structure of the object in the plane of the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• section, cross-section — Section means a piece, a portion : This section of the farm lies in a valley. Cross section means a representative sample meant to be typical of the whole : This recommendation is based on a cross section of public opinion in this area …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• cross section — n. 1. a) a cutting through something, esp. at a right angle b) a piece so cut off c) a drawing or photograph of a plane surface exposed by such a cutting 2. a sample that has enough of each kind in it to show what the whole is like 3. Nuclear… …   English World dictionary

• Cross section (physics) — A cross section is the effective area which governs the probability of some scattering or absorption event. Together with particle density and path length, it can be used to predict the total scattering probability via the Beer Lambert law. In… …   Wikipedia

• cross section — 1. a section made by a plane cutting anything transversely, esp. at right angles to the longest axis. 2. a piece so cut off. 3. a photograph, diagram, or other pictorial representation of such a section. 4. the act of cutting anything across. 5.… …   Universalium

• Cross section (geometry) — For cross sections in architecture and engineering, see Multiview orthographic projection#Cross section …   Wikipedia

• cross-section — /ˈkrɒs sɛkʃən / (say kros sekshuhn) noun 1. a section made by a plane cutting anything transversely, especially at right angles to the longest axis. 2. a piece so cut off. 3. the act of cutting anything across. 4. a typical selection; a sample… …  

• cross section — noun 1》 a surface or shape exposed by making a straight cut through something, especially at right angles to an axis. 2》 a typical or representative sample of a larger group. 3》 Physics a quantity having the dimensions of an area which expresses… …   English new terms dictionary

• cross section — cross′ sec tion n. 1) math. a section made by a plane cutting something transversely, esp. at right angles to the longest axis 2) a representative sample showing all characteristic parts, relationships, etc., of the whole 3) sur a vertical… …   From formal English to slang

• nuclear cross section — cross section cross section n. 1. a flat plane cutting through a three dimensional object, usually at right angles to the longest axis of the object. [PJC] 2. any visual representation of a {cross section[1]}, showing the internal structure of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English